Kangas Olli, Palme Joakim (eds.) Social Policy and Economic Development in the Nordic Countries

USA: N.Y., Palgrave Macmillan Ltd., 2005. — 326 p. — ISBN: 1-4039-4296-X.This volume examines the relationship between Nordic social policy and economic development from a comparative perspective. It identifies the driving forces behind the development of the Nordic welfare model and the problems and dilemmas the model is facing at present. The book also traces the link between democratization and social policy, drawing attention to the role of the state and non-governmental organizations. Social Policy and Economic Development in the Nordic Countries examines Nordic social policies on unemployment, social care, family, education and health care policies, and reviews future challenges of the welfare state in the information society.Social Policy and Economic Development in the Nordic Countries: An Introduction
Coming Late – Catching Up: The Formation of a ‘Nordic Model’
Voluntary State-Subsidized Social Insurance in the Advanced Industrialized World since the 1890s: The Nordic Experience in Comparative Perspective
Empowering Social Policy: The Role of Social Care Services in Modern Welfare States
Family Policy and Cross-National Patterns of Poverty
Education and Equal Life-Chances: Investing in Children
Fighting Inequalities in Health and Income: One Important Road to Welfare and Social Development
Does the Welfare State Harm Economic Growth? Sweden as a Strategic Test Case
Growth and Employment in the ‘Nordic Welfare States’ in the 1990s: a Tale of Crisis and Revival
Financing ‘Big-Tax’ Welfare States: Sweden During Crisis and Recovery
The Nordic Model of the Information Society: The Finnish Case
Does the Most Brilliant Future of the ‘Nordic Model’ Have to be in the Past?